XP Internet Games Quit

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by scorpionsix, Jan 13, 2010.

  1. scorpionsix

    scorpionsix Junior Member

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    Hello:

    Has anyone come across problems in Parallels Desktop 5 (Build 5.0.9308) playing the internet games that come with Windows XP? More specifically, when I try to play Reversi, the game will sometimes run for a minute or two and then the hourglass will appear and {POP} the game is gone.

    Looking in the application and error logs does not give any indication as to why the application unexpectedly quits. This problem btw started when I updated my Parallels Desktop version to the recent build. In the previous version of Parallels desktop 5 this problem was not occurring.

    Finally, I think its worth mentioning that in my bootcamp installation, this problem is not occuring.

    Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated!
     
  2. I-che

    I-che Pro

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    Hi scorpionsix,
    I have tried to reproduce the issue, but couldn't. Reversi runs just fine. Please reinstall Parallels Tools in the following way: remove any entry of Parallels Tools from Add or Remove programs, restart Windows, isntall Parallels Tools from Virtual Machine menu and restart when prompted.
     
  3. scorpionsix

    scorpionsix Junior Member

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    Thank you I-Che

    I-Che,

    Thank you for responding and verifying that you are not experiencing any problems. While this is a small issue, it is odd to me that an applicaiton can just stop without writing any error log to indicate there is a problem.

    I am going to try and reinstall parallels tools and will follow up with a resolution hopefully.

    Thanks again.
     

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